Wynand Place in the suburb of Sockburn, Christchurch

Wynand Place in Sockburn – This is a punning reference to racing. It is pronounced “win and”. So named because it is opposite the Riccarton Racecourse. First appears in street directories in 1991. A small amount of information from the library website. I couldn’t find any other information about the name of the street. In 1909 there was an entry on Papers Past about the Auckland Races and it mentions Wynand handicap race but I couldn’t find any other information about this race. Looked like a pleasant street and most houses are made from brick and built in 1980s and 1990s. The footpath was only on one side of the street which I personally don’t like. I like proper footpaths.